Brave New World Repertory Theatre       Up next: Fahrenheit 451 at Celebrate Brooklyn July 24    The cast of To Kill a Mockingbird. The audience. "What you did tonight was one of the most amazing things to happen in Brooklyn. I stood on uneven ground, packed in a crowd, for more than two hours, never realizing my hunger or my hurting feet. It was a joy to watch you work in that venue. You made us feel a part of something great and, at the very least, I wanted to thank you for it." -email Scout (Taylor Morgan) and Jean Louise (Claire Beckman). Atticus. Jem, Scout, and Dill. Excerpt from a review of "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Jeff Coplon: Great risks bear rich rewards. The Brave New World Repertory's presentation last night, before an overflow crowd numbering more than a thousand, was great theater of the rarest sort, the kind of experience that merges art and artists, artists and audience. With most of the action only curb-high, and no need for ambitious sets, the company broke the wall between show and reality more magically than the most elaborate indoor production. In a quarter-century of theater-going in New York, never have I seen an audience as integrated as the one that took their folding seats on Sunday: black and white, old and very young, with a healthy sprinkling of neighborhood teenagers. Rarely have I seen one so rapt or appreciative. That the show was free enhanced the magic; this was street theater, people's theater, of the highest order... Jeff Coplon is a free-lance writer living in Brooklyn. His work has been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, New York, and Rolling Stone. Maudie and Scout Mr. Gilmer and Tom Robinson. What a tremendous performance you all gifted us with last night. I loved every minute of the production, from the stunningly perfect setting (complete with moonlight filtering down through the trees just as Tom Robinson's verdict was read), to the stellar acting of the entire cast (Miss Taylor Morgan has a marvelous acting career ahead of her if she so chooses!), to the perfect musical selections. Congratulations on tackling such a gigantic project and pulling it off with grace and style, in spite of a much larger-than-anticipated crowd. I'm telling everyone I know about you--the best kept theater secret in NYC! - email Bob Ewell and Jem. Scout and Calpurnia. This was not just a play, it was a “happening”. A beautiful story, acted and directed flawlessly, in this unusual setting...This was truly a performance to be remembered by all who were fortunate enough to be there. -email Mrs. Dubose. Click on the link below to see a short videoclip of Atticus and Scout taken by someone in our audience videoclip "Mockingbird" pictures by Nicolai Froehlich, unless noted otherwise. SEE "A TALE OF TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD" ON OUR "ABOUT US" PAGE